Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 55 | |
| 1980 | 65 | |
| 1981 | 75 | |
| 1982 | 85 | |
| 1983 | 95 | |
| 1984 | 87 | |
| 1985 | 79 | |
| 1986 | 71 | |
| 1987 | 63 | |
| 1988 | 54 | |
| 1989 | 46 | |
| 1990 | 38 | |
| 1991 | 30 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- NBA official records
- Basketball-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sidney Moncrief ranks #204 in Basketball
Sidney Moncrief ranks 204th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1340th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 74, Honours 80, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1979–1991 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes defensive player of the year awards 2, all-star selections 5, all-defensive selections 5, career points 11931.
Immediately ahead sits Margo Dydek on 81.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bob Davies on 81.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Sidney Moncrief GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Moncrief stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
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Sidney Moncrief — frequently asked
- Is Sidney Moncrief the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sidney Moncrief ranks 204th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Sidney Moncrief's GOAT Score?
- 81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sidney Moncrief rank all time?
- 1340th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 204th within Basketball.
- Sidney Moncrief vs Margo Dydek: who ranks higher?
- Sidney Moncrief, on 81.2 against Margo Dydek's 81.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.